War

Missile attack on Kharkiv: 72 buildings damaged

Missile attack on Kharkiv: 72 buildings damaged

Seventy-two buildings in Kharkiv were damaged in a Russian missile strike on the city on Friday morning. The press service of the Kharkiv City Council reported this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform. "As a result of the Russian missile attack on the central part of Kharkiv city, 72 buildings have been damaged. Of them, 69 are residential buildings," the report says. According to the city council's preliminary calculations, 681 windows in apartments and 107 windows in other buildings, four roofs, have been damaged. "Utility workers have already checked 12 buildings, the works are ongoing," the city council said. As reported,…
Read More
Sixty-four bodies of fallen defenders returned to Ukraine

Sixty-four bodies of fallen defenders returned to Ukraine

The Ukrainian side has managed to bring back 64 more bodies of the fallen defenders. The relevant statement was made by the Coordination Headquarters on the Treatment of Prisoners of War on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Today, following the results of registration procedures, the Ukrainian side has managed to return 64 bodies of the fallen (deceased) defenders of Ukraine to the territory controlled by the Government of Ukraine,” the report states. At the same time, in compliance with international humanitarian law, Ukraine handed over to the Russian side the bodies of the mercenaries eliminated in view of Russian armed…
Read More
US condemns Russia’s ‘horrifying’ attack on village in Kharkiv region

US condemns Russia’s ‘horrifying’ attack on village in Kharkiv region

The White House has condemned the Russian attack on a civilian facility in the Ukrainian village of Hroza, in the Kharkiv region, which killed 52 people, calling it 'horrifying'. This was stated at a briefing by White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre, according to Ukrinform, CNN reported. "Can you imagine just walking to the grocery store with your kids, trying to figure out what is it that you're going to make for dinner, and you see an explosion happen? Where bodies are everywhere? And it's horrifying," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said during a briefing. The press secretary said that,…
Read More
Canadian military trains Ukrainian defenders in tactical urban warfare

Canadian military trains Ukrainian defenders in tactical urban warfare

The Canadian Armed Forces showed how Canadian infanteers teach Ukrainian defenders tactical urban warfare. "Canadian Army infanteers from the 3rd Battalion of the Royal Canadian Regiment deployed on Operation UNIFIER demonstrate tactical urban warfare drills to Ukrainian recruits in the southeast of England during Rotation 16," reads the post of the Operation UNIFIER on X. 🇨🇦@CanadianArmy infanteers from the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (3 RCR) deployed on #OpUNIFIER demonstrate tactical urban warfare drills to Ukrainian recruits in the southeast of England during Rotation 16. pic.twitter.com/wu7pEnHq8C — CAF with Ukraine (@CAFwithUkraine) October 3, 2023 As reported, Canadian service members…
Read More
Biden on ATACMS for Ukraine: We worked out everything asked for

Biden on ATACMS for Ukraine: We worked out everything asked for

U.S. President Joe Biden stated that everything requested by President Zelensky regarding the transfer of ATACMS long-range missiles to Ukraine had been worked out. Biden said this after his speech on the Administration’s efforts to cancel student debt, Ukrinform reports. "I have spoken with Zelensky, and everything he asked for, we worked out," Biden noted. In this way, he answered the reporter's question about whether he promised the President of Ukraine to deliver ATACMS missiles. As reported, U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology Douglas Bush said that the U.S. Department of Defense was ready to…
Read More
Ukraine starts working on production of howitzers with British company

Ukraine starts working on production of howitzers with British company

Ukraine starts working on the production of howitzers with a British company, cooperation with a German company has already been launched, and a Turkish company has already started building a factory. "We start working on the production of howitzers with a British company, it will be a licensed production and it will be launched next year. We started working on a joint venture with a German company, and a Turkish company has already started building a plant," Minister of Strategic Industries of Ukraine Oleksandr Kamyshin told the Voice of America in an interview during a recent visit to Washington as…
Read More
U.S. sends more than a million rounds seized from Iran to Ukraine

U.S. sends more than a million rounds seized from Iran to Ukraine

The United States has transferred to the Ukrainian Armed Forces more than a million seized rounds for Soviet types of small arms in order to strengthen the Ukrainian military on the front line. The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) said this in a press release on Wednesday, Ukrinform reports. "On Oct. 2, 2023, the U.S. government transferred approximately 1.1 million 7.62mm rounds to the Ukrainian armed forces," the press release reads. The government obtained ownership of these munitions on July 20, 2023, through the Department of Justice's civil forfeiture claims against Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Read also: U.S.…
Read More
Melitopol direction: Russians send paratroopers to assault but suffer losses

Melitopol direction: Russians send paratroopers to assault but suffer losses

In the Melitopol direction, Russian troops are sending paratroopers to assault operations but suffering losses. In the Tavria direction, Ukraine’s Defense Forces advanced 100-600 meters. The relevant statement was made by Spokesperson for the Joint Press Center of the Defense Forces in the Tavria direction Oleksandr Shtupun during a nationwide telethon, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “We have gained partial success to the west of the Zaporizhzhia region’s Robotyne. Here, Ukrainian warriors are inflicting losses on the occupation troops in terms of personnel and military equipment. They continue gaining a foothold within the recaptured frontiers and exhausting the enemy in that…
Read More
In Irpin, damaged house with more than 140 families being restored

In Irpin, damaged house with more than 140 families being restored

In Irpin, a damaged house with more than 140 families is being repaired at the expense of the Fund for the Elimination of the Consequences of Armed Aggression. This was reported by the press service of the Kyiv City Military Administration, Ukrinform reported.  "The reconstruction of residential facilities at the expense of the Fund for the Elimination of the Consequences of Armed Aggression continues in the Kyiv region. One of them is an apartment building in Irpin on Kotlyarevsky Street. The building has 149 apartments and 380 people lived there before the full-scale invasion," the statement said. It is noted…
Read More
Since beginning of Russian invasion, 9,000 charitable foundations and 6,000 public organizations registered in Ukraine

Since beginning of Russian invasion, 9,000 charitable foundations and 6,000 public organizations registered in Ukraine

During the full-scale war unleashed by Russia, about 9,000 charitable foundations and 6,000 public organizations were officially registered in Ukraine. This was stated by Vyacheslav Hardikov, Deputy Director of the State Registration Department of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine, during a presentation at Ukrinform of the results of the international forum 'InterUAction. Positive Scenario of Ukraine's Recovery and Development' organized by the NGO 'League of Business and Professional Women of Ukraine' (BPW of UA) and the NGO 'Melitopol Business Women's Club'. "During this period, many newly created organizations appeared. About nine thousand charitable foundations were registered in Ukraine, although…
Read More